The Virtual Herbarium of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands (CAYM) a part of the Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) Virtual Herbarium.
Sterculiaceae
Melochia tomentosa L.
Cayman Brac: Eastern.
On Bluff track from Spot Bay to E. lighthouse, close to cliff edge.
Suffrutescent Locally abundant. Flowers mauve. Fruit purple/pink.. Terra rosa soil. Dolomite karst. Disturbed land. Cocothrinax proctorii, Plumeria obtusa and Agarve sp.
F.J. Burton No.016 05-Jan-1991
CAYM Accession # 1265
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